Worship
Evolution says something similar to what Genesis says: There is a relationship between time and matter in how things have come to be. Genesis poetically uses a seven-day week to pi[...]
22 Jan 2013
Maybe his name — Lonesome George — is what got me. The giant tortoise died on Galapagos Island June 24 at the age of about 100. He was the last of his kind.[...]
26 Dec 2012
Holiday preparations started for me this year with a conversation with my wife that led to an email exchange with our kids and their spouses about who would be where and when, who [...]
19 Nov 2012
Language is a living thing, which means it evolves. All evolution involves winners and losers: things that adapt and live in a new form, and things that fail to and die. [...]
25 Oct 2012
When preachers start meddling in politics, they rightfully venture with trepidation. The principle of church-state separation should give us pause, but the line is hardly straight [...]
28 Sep 2012
A good way to understand your own faith more is to experience another faith a little. We can all get stale or staid in our faith if we only reinforce it by associating with our own[...]
23 Aug 2012
We have three choices: (1) we can vote only for someone who epitomizes the majority religious views of the country, notwithstanding Article VI; (2) we can vote only for someone who[...]
25 Jul 2012
Every 500 years or so, though, hinges of history have produced large-scale changes.[...]
28 Jun 2012
Eight members from neighborhood congregations that have nurtured a growing relationship between Jewish and Baptist faiths for more than 20 years joined together for a remarkable 10[...]
24 May 2012
Being a peacemaker doesn’t mean shunning those who sacrifice for us.[...]
24 Apr 2012
People with a healthy ego can receive criticism with grace, celebrate the success of others, and make sacrifices on behalf of those who cannot help themselves. They can be trusted [...]
20 Feb 2012
